Play YouTube Videos on Windows Media Player

Well YouTube is the place to find any kinda video you want. But the only thing I didn’t like is that the downloaded videos are in .flv format. And in my quest for a better option of getting these videos, I came across this FLV Online Converter which converts the Flash or .flv video into MPEG4 (AVI/MOV/MP4/MP3/3GP) file.. It’s very simple and easy. Here is a step by step instruction:

 

• Go to the FLV Online Converter.
• Just paste the URL of .flv file the Web page that embedded a YouTube Video like:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kEOOrPK2cg or the exact .flv file.
• From the dropdown choose the format you want it to be converted aaaaaaand
• Start.
• The converter will download and convert to the video format you choose.
• Download the converted file.

However to play the video in Windows Media Player, you need to install the DIVX codec. Download the codec from here. So there you go. Download the videos of your choice and enjoy!!!

Windows Live™ Writer

Installed Live Writer at my friend Vikram’s behest and checked out its features. The interface is pretty cool..kind of MS Word. It’s stil in Beta version. Its features include:

• WYSIWYG editing: You can edit using the style of your blog, including fonts, colors, line spacing, margins, etc.
• Offline editing: You can compose and edit drafts even when you’re not connected to the Internet
• Blog preview: See exactly what your post will look like in the context of your blog before you upload it, you know what your blog will look like.
• Compatibility: It supports publishing to Windows Live Spaces, as well as Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, WordPress, and many other blog hosting services.

You can also set the properties of individual posts like allow comments or not, allow or deny trackbacks, insert Windows Live Map in your post, insert tags with tag providers like Technocrati, Live Journal, Flickr etc.

Download it now. It’s free!